Family falls through ice on pond in Moundridge; mother, son die

A trip to small-town Kansas to visit relatives turned into a tragedy for a California family on Friday.

All three members of the family — including an 8-year-old boy — fell through the ice that had formed on the lake on the north end of William P. Pack Memorial Park on Friday afternoon, according to a statement released by Moundridge Police Chief Jay Kessler. The park is in the northwest corner of Moundridge.

Emergency services were alerted just after 3:30 p.m. about the incident at the park in Moundridge, which is in McPherson County about 45 miles north of Wichita. The 44-year-old mother was taken to Newton Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 4:58 p.m.

The boy was transported to Wesley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:14 p.m., Kessler said. The father, 43, was treated at a hospital and released.

The names of the victims are being withheld pending the notification of relatives.

This story was originally published January 6, 2017 at 7:59 PM with the headline "Family falls through ice on pond in Moundridge; mother, son die."